Xam question: You can buy a 59-pound bag of flour for $11 or you can buy a 1-pound bag for $0.47. Compare the per pound cost for the large and small bags. Student solution: The large bag price is 59divided by$11equals$5.36 per pound, which is much more than the 47 cents per pound price of the small bag.

Price per pound of large bag is nearly 0.4 times the Price per pound of small bag

Explanation:

Data provided in the question:

Price for 59 pound of flour bag = $11

Price for 1 pound of flour bag = $0.47

Now,

Per pound cost of the large bag i.e 59 pound flour bag

= Total Price ÷ Total weight

= $11 ÷ 59

= $0.186/pound

Per pound cost of the small bag i.e 1 pound flour bag

= Total Price ÷ Total weight

= $0.47 ÷ 1

= $0.47/pound

Ratio of large and small bag price per pound =  

or

= 0.395 ≈ 0.4

Hence,

Price per pound of large bag is nearly 0.4 times the Price per pound of small bag

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